Alfonso Cuarons next feature film is officially in the works.

The as-yet-untitled project will chronicle the life of a middle-class family in early 1970s Mexico City.

This film is close to my heart, Cuaron said in a release.

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I am thrilled to be making it with the Participant team.

He won an Oscar for Best Director with 2013sGravity, which starred Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

It was nominated for 10 awards at the 2014 Academy Awards and won seven.

Cuaron has also helmedALittle Princess,Children of Men, andHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.